Rubin Carter

News about Rubin Carter, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Apr. 22, 2014

Rubin (Hurricane) Carter, whose life came to symbolize how justice system can go terribly awry, hoped to see David McCallum, Brooklyn man who asked for his help in overturning a murder conviction, go free; Carter died on April 20 and in last weeks of his life penned final appeal to Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth P Thompson to conduct a full review of McCallum’s nearly three-decade-old case. MORE

Apr. 21, 2014

Rubin (Hurricane) Carter, a star prizefighter whose career was cut short by a murder conviction in New Jersey and who became an international cause celebre after he was falsely imprisoned for 19 years, dies at age 76; he first became famous as a ferocious, charismatic, crowd-pleasing boxer who was known for his shaved head, goatee, glowering visage and devastating left hook. MORE

Apr. 21, 2014

William C Rhoden Sports of The Times column remembers Rubin Carter, professional boxer who spent 19 years in prison before murder charges against him were dismissed on grounds of prosecutorial misconduct; recognizes Carter for contributions to society that will continue to resonate long after his passing. MORE

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April 21, 2014, Monday

A picture caption on March 19 with an article about black actors and the Academy Awards referred incorrectly to the verdicts in the case of the former boxer Rubin Carter. Both of his trials in a 1966 murder case ended in guilty verdicts; both...

March 26, 2000, Sunday

To the Sports Editor: I am a boxing fan and I was there the night Joey Giardello easily decisioned Rubin (Hurricane) Carter. There was no uproar over the decision and no racially biased judges. Giardello was simply the better and more experienced...

March 26, 2000, Sunday

To the Sports Editor: ''Why can't Hollywood make great films like they used to,'' I'm often asked. Alas, when such a film arrives it is greeted with criticism. Case in point: ''The Hurricane,'' the true story of the prizefighter Rubin Carter, who...

March 26, 2000, Sunday

To the Sports Editor: While I have long been a fan of Robert Lipsyte's writing, I am not a fan of boxing, and therefore can't comment on whether the judges in the Rubin Carter-Joey Giardello middleweight title fight were racially biased and robbed...

March 19, 2000, Sunday

Just in time for the Oscars, Denzel Washington rushes across the ring and punches Joey Giardello silly, pounds his pale face into raw hamburger. Denzel has the middleweight champion of the world out on his feet, helpless against the ropes. But what...

March 12, 2000, Sunday

CAL DEAL admires Denzel Washington's skill in front of a camera, but he did not applaud Mr. Washington's nomination yesterday for the best actor Oscar. Mr. Deal maintains a Web site titled, ''Hurricane Carter: The Other Side of the Story,'' and it...